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California - History

Description

Approx. 15 items: miscellaneous historical articles, reproductions of early maps, lists of state governors, various events, a glossary of California (place) names, related items; multiple pages copied from California - a remarkable state's life history by John W. Caughey, 1970; copy of multi-page article, American Heritage, 6-7-/1979, pp. 63 - 77, "To a distant and perilous service"; complete issue of Westways, 7/1976, w/ notecard, "Westways issue entirely dedicated to California...(incl.) early California...early Los Angeles"; 9 black and white postcards featuring historic images of the city of Corona, California circa 1890-1930.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1882, 1936, 1975 - 1976, 1979, 1984
Call number
mssLAT
Creator
Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
The Los Angeles Times,
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Bassett, James E., (1912-1978.)
Chandler, Norman, (1899-1973.)
Chandler, Otis, (1927-2006.)
Conrad, Paul, (1924-2010.)
Johnson, W. Thomas, (1941-)
Owens, Charles H.
Associated organizations
Los Angeles Times (Firm).
Los Angeles Times History Center.
Times Mirror Company.
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